<< Our Photo Pages >> Loch Quien Crannog - Crannog in Scotland in Isle of Bute
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Loch Quien CrannogCountry: Scotland County: Isle of Bute Type: Crannog
Map Ref: NS06185929
Latitude: 55.787942N Longitude: 5.092819W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Skryabin visited on 10th Jun 2023 - their rating: Amb: 3 Reed bed off the south side of the loch mark the place of the Crannog(artificial island and causeway) now completely submerged. Viewed from the boathouse. Farmland surrounds the loch and there is no access to the site.
Crannog, a fort on an island with a causeway to the mainland.
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